Modulation of the cough reflex by antitussive agents within the caudal aspect of the nucleus tractus solitarii in the rabbit

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Mutolo, Donatella ^a   Bongianni, Fulvia ^a   Cinelli, Elenia ^a   Fontana, Giovanni A ^a   Pantaleo, Tito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

opioid receptors; Airway defensive reflexes; Control of breathing; GABAB receptors; Neurokinin receptors

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; BACLOFEN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; NALOXONE; NEUROKININ A [4-10][5 TYROSINE 6,8,9 DEXTRO TRYPTOPHAN 10 LYSINE]; PENTOBARBITAL; 3-(2-METHOXYBENZYLAMINO)-2-PHENYLPIPERIDINE; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ A(4 10), TYR(5) TRP(6,8,9) LYS(10); NEUROKININ A(4-10), TYR(5)-TRP(6,8,9)-LYS(10)-; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; BREATHING REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BACLOFEN; COUGH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; MALE; NALOXONE; NEUROKININ A; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PIPERIDINES; RABBITS; REFLEX; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 50649110551     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00184.2008     Document Type: Article

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